The La Crosse Central Riverhawks won the last time they faced the Sparta Spartans, and things went their way on Thursday too. La Crosse Central blew past Sparta 77-52. Given La Crosse Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while Sparta is ranked 385th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sparta lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being John Rice, who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Berendes, who scored eight points.
Sparta struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
La Crosse Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for Sparta, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-19.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. La Crosse Central won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Menomonie at 7:30 p.m. on February 16th. Menomonie has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 183 points over their last three matches. As for Sparta, they will head out on the road to challenge Holmen at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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